Cookies

These are so good. I am eating one right now. Wait, it’s only 10 am? Actually, I’ve been thinking about these cookies for an hour and I’m impressed I waited this long. You will love them too!
In keeping with my current theme, these cookies are dairy and grain free! Normally I research recipes and use a combination of ideas to create my own. In this case, I used the exact recipe from http://minimalistbaker.com/almond-meal-cookies-with-chocolate-chips-and-coconut/ and the only thing I changed was to increase the chocolate chips. Next time I’ll double the recipe 🙂
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cup almond flour
½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1/3 cup brown sugar
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ edges begin to brown cup (or more) chocolate chips
1 egg
3 tbs coconut oil, melted
½ tsp…

The chocolate chip cookie was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield who owned the Toll House Inn located in Massachusetts. The 1938 edition of the cookbook was the first to include the recipe “Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie” which rapidly became a favorite cookie in American and still is. There have been countless variations of the chocolate chip cookie, but the recipe below is The Best chocolate chip cookie I’ve ever had. I have tried dozens of chocolate chip recipes with all sorts of variations but this is the hands down winner!
Preheat your oven to 350.
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large egg, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp…

Cake flour gives the cookie a little more body than the regular unbleached flour. You may use any of your favorite brands. If you are making smaller cookies don’t forget that the baking time goes down. Baking is similar to a gigantic chemistry experiment. The best way to get the experiment right is to keep experimenting. Once you have found the best combinations of ingredients and procedures, stick with it. You can experiment with most cookie recipes to adjust to your own taste. Remember the more brown sugar you use the more chewy type cookie you create.
Ingredients:
4 cups (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups yellow cake mix
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4…